Category Archives: Just…life!
Enough tests!
To keep my poor readers from bursting with suspense, I’d better mention that…I won the jackpot! That is to say: I passed my written driving test, with only two of the 30 questions wrong on the examen teórico. You may … Continue reading
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Watches of unexcelled precision
(The title is from a spam I received today, which poetically reminded me: “Long ago did fashionable wrist watches become an integral part of image!” Ah, long ago…) Yesterday, I sat with dozens of nervous people in the waiting area … Continue reading
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Dreams of fútbol
Last night, after 17 days in Barcelona, I dreamed of fútbol. Sure, I’m aware of the extreme passion people here feel for their (our) team, Barça — which includes meeting them with hate-filled protests at the airport and cursing them … Continue reading
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Calling all cars
What have I been doing for the last few hours, days, weeks? I’ve been writing letters and calling companies, governments, departments, divisions and issuing bodies, telling them to take me off their lists, to move me, to update or cancel … Continue reading
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Noticias nuevas, por una vez…
Time for a short but sweet quiz… What is 2008? International Year of the Potato? International Year of Sanitation? International Year of Languages? International Year of Planet Earth? International Year of the Reef? Chinese Year of the Rat (starting February … Continue reading
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The meaning of life
I’ve been doing some soul-searching, I guess, these past few weeks. Waiting for a visa (yes, still) does that to you. Also, I suppose my previous post (about life and death) reflects my mood: thinking about what’s really important. And … Continue reading
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Living like a river
Earlier this week, I was reminded of the importance of living life to the full, and of doing it now, and every day. I know of Randy Pausch (a virtual reality and computer education pioneer) through the work I used … Continue reading
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Stir-Crazy: Learning Patients
I may be one of these, soon. That is, a patient (in a mental asylum), learning how to reintegrate into society. Because for now, all I can do is go loco en el coco, trying to be Zen and learn … Continue reading
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Light the fires of festivity (and creativity)
¡Felices fiestas! Joyeuses fêtes! Best “holiday wishes” to all! And a Merry Christmas for those who are into such things (personally, I’m having a decidedly un-Christmasy Christmas this year…). Life’s all about sacrifices: I ruined a UV filter not long … Continue reading
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Self-contained unit tossing
Pod: self-contained unit Cast: to throw something (so as to cause it to spread over an area) Over the past two years, I guess I’ve become a podcast junkie. Though I’m a consumer and not a producer of them, podcasts … Continue reading
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